(C) How to Parse a TimeStamp (such as 2016-11-11T14:32:17.0908971Z)

Timestamps are frequently used in REST API responses. This example demonstrates how to parse a timestamp string to get at the date/time components in the local timezone or in the GMT/UTC timezone.

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#include <C_CkDateTime.h>
#include <C_CkDtObj.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    const char *strTimestamp;
    HCkDateTime dateTime;
    BOOL bLocalTimezone;
    HCkDtObj dt;

    // Let's say we have a timestamp string such as 2016-11-11T14:32:17.0908971Z
    strTimestamp = "2016-11-11T14:32:17.0908971Z";

    dateTime = CkDateTime_Create();
    CkDateTime_SetFromTimestamp(dateTime,strTimestamp);

    // Get a DtObj in the local timezone.
    bLocalTimezone = TRUE;
    dt = CkDateTime_GetDtObj(dateTime,bLocalTimezone);

    // Get the individual date/time components
    printf("-- Local Time --\n");
    printf("Year: %d\n",CkDtObj_getYear(dt));
    printf("Month: %d\n",CkDtObj_getMonth(dt));
    printf("Day: %d\n",CkDtObj_getDay(dt));
    printf("Hour: %d\n",CkDtObj_getHour(dt));
    printf("Minutes: %d\n",CkDtObj_getMinute(dt));
    printf("Seconds: %d\n",CkDtObj_getSecond(dt));

    CkDtObj_Dispose(dt);

    // Get a DtObj in the GMT/UTC timezone.
    bLocalTimezone = FALSE;
    dt = CkDateTime_GetDtObj(dateTime,bLocalTimezone);

    // Get the individual date/time components
    printf("-- UTC Time --\n");
    printf("Year: %d\n",CkDtObj_getYear(dt));
    printf("Month: %d\n",CkDtObj_getMonth(dt));
    printf("Day: %d\n",CkDtObj_getDay(dt));
    printf("Hour: %d\n",CkDtObj_getHour(dt));
    printf("Minutes: %d\n",CkDtObj_getMinute(dt));
    printf("Seconds: %d\n",CkDtObj_getSecond(dt));

    CkDtObj_Dispose(dt);


    CkDateTime_Dispose(dateTime);

    }